Yan Pei saw Pei Xiuyan's eyes dark and cold when he came out of Yunqian Hall. He wanted to ask but didn't dare, so he could only follow him silently.
The leader of the Royal Forest Army was looking for Pei Xiuyan. After meeting him on the road, he went up to report:
"Your Majesty, the little palace maid who led the princess to Xuanyou Palace was found in a well next to the imperial garden. She has been dead for a long time."
He saw Pei Xiuyan pursed his lips and said nothing, and his eyebrows were cold, thinking that he was dissatisfied with his failure in doing things.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "Your Majesty, regarding the mysterious person that Young Master Wu saw, he seems to have disappeared out of thin air. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, my subordinates will track down the clues as soon as possible."
Pei Xiuyan raised his head and glanced at the leader, suddenly feeling that all this was extremely ironic.
Now he can probably guess that Na Sheng should have planned this incident, and Na Sheng has been thinking about Ye Chuyan from the beginning.
First, they arranged for people to spy on Jiang Jiayuan, and now they arranged for people to kidnap Ye Chuyan, but they failed, so they first went to Pei Ye to ask for someone.
Now that the purpose has been made clear, that person will definitely not appear again.
His pursuit of Xuanyou Palace has no meaning anymore.
Over the years, he had lost count of how many dirty things he had done in private for Pei Ye.
Including matters related to the Ye family. Pei Ye wanted to get rid of the Ye family, but even though he was unwilling, he still took action and planned the matter himself.
Now he went to the palace in the middle of the night to investigate Xuanyou Palace. Not only was he worried that someone would frame Ye Chuyan, but he was also worried that the Beirong man would sneak into the imperial army and harm Pei Ye.
No matter what, Ye Chuyan is his princess. Dancing barefoot is not enough, Pei Ye actually wants Ye Chuyan to commit himself to the enemy king for Dafeng.
Pei Xiuyan waved his hand and said, "I already know the outcome of this matter, so there is no need to pursue it any further."
After a moment of surprise, the leader asked cautiously: "What about the list of the Imperial Guards?"
"No need!"
Pei Xiuyan dropped these words and walked away with Yan Pei.
The leader couldn't help but feel happy. Since there was no need to trace it, it meant that everything was over. Unexpectedly, this matter was settled so easily.
Back in the mansion, Pei Xiuyan stood outside Jiangjiayuan, looking at the plaque of Jiangjiayuan in a daze.
In the middle of the night, I was exposed even more deeply, and I couldn't bear it. "My lord, if you miss the princess, why don't you call the door?"
Pei Xiuyan shook his head, "No, let's go."
Pei Xiuyan locked himself in the study and burned the candle until dawn.
That night, no one fell asleep in Yungan Hall and Prince Qing's Mansion.
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The next day, the morning light was faint.
Zhao Yujiao asked Hongying to call Li Fu early in the morning.
After Li Fu entered the room, Zhao Yujiao screened away the others and said hurriedly: "What happened last night?"
Li Fu explained: "Last night, Wu Mu and Ye Chuyan were clearly lured to the cold palace. For some reason, Ye Chuyan was okay, Wu Mu was seriously injured and dying, and the two did not meet. The prince also knew about this."
Zhao Yujiao exclaimed: "Steward Li, I believe you. I was obsessed with you and allowed you to do this for a moment. Before the matter was accomplished, the prince was alarmed. If the prince discovers it, I..."
She didn't dare to say or think about the rest.
Li Fudao: "Don't worry, Miss Zhao. Before things are done, I have been working hard to kill one of the little palace maids who knew about it..." After saying this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Zhao Yujiao's heart trembled suddenly. She was glad that the little palace maid was dead, but she also felt that Li Fu had acted too cruelly.
"Then...where is there another person?"
Zhao Yujiao remembered that Li Fu arranged for two people, one to lead Ye Chuyan over and the other to lead Wu Mu over. If one died, there should be another one.
Li Fu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Miss Zhao, the other person will not betray me even if he dies."
The man who led Wu Mu over was his son, his biological son who was working in the palace!
In order to completely reassure Zhao Yujiao, he continued:
"The prince has not pursued this matter. Don't worry, Miss Zhao. If you don't tell me, I won't tell you. This matter is over."
Li Fu could never have imagined that they just bumped into each other by mistake, causing Pei Xiuyan to misunderstand that it was Na Sheng who had done this, so he gave up the investigation.
When Zhao Yujiao saw Li Fu's promise, although she still walked uneasily, she finally made up her mind.
Li Fu told Zhao Yujiao about the sword dance at Ye Chuyan's palace, and Zhao Yujiao felt relieved.
Although their matter failed, Ye Chuyan's reputation was still ruined, so happy! God helps me!
Li Fu took the opportunity and said: "Miss Zhao, the Xuanyou Palace matter has not yet been completed, how about we take advantage of the palace banquet to add fuel to Ye Chuyan's fire?"
Zhao Yujiao immediately understood what Li Fu meant. He wanted to make a fuss about Ye Chuyan's bare feet and completely disgrace Ye Chuyan.
She sighed and said softly: "Steward Li, I have no father and no mother. You treat me like a daughter, and I can't thank you enough. But I have gone astray once. Fortunately, the incident in Xuanyou Palace did not lead to a big disaster. I don’t want to get involved in this kind of thing anymore, don’t mention it again.”
Li Fu saw Zhao Yujiao biting her lip, her delicate look really arousing pity.
He swallowed and said, "Everything I do in the future has nothing to do with Miss Zhao."
After Li Fu left, Zhao Yujiao sat in front of the mirror and took a look at herself.
The person in the mirror has slightly furrowed eyebrows, slightly rosy cheeks, and eyes like flowing waves.
Zhao Yujiao has known since she was a child that she has nothing but this pitiful appearance.
Unexpectedly, one day she would rely on her appearance to trick an old man like Li Fu into doing things for her.
She suddenly felt so disgusted that she picked up the mirror and smashed it on the ground.
Ye Chuyan, Ye Chuyan, you are the cause of all this. If you hadn't snatched Pei Xiuyan away, I would have been an upright Princess of the Qing Dynasty.
Sooner or later, I will make you unable to raise your head again, crawling at my feet, looking up at me, Zhao Yujiao!
After getting angry, Zhao Yujiao called Hongying to come in and freshen herself up.
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Pei Xiuyan thought about it all night by the candlelight, but he still couldn't think of a way to resolve Pei Ye's proposal, and he felt very upset.
He had just discovered his feelings for Ye Chuyan and made a promise again. He didn't want to betray his promise.
However, he cannot give up the power and status he has gained in Kyoto for so many years.
"Your Majesty..." Looking up, Zhao Yujiao was holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge and looking at him aggrievedly.
"Jiaojiao, why are you here?" Although Pei Xiuyan was irritable and unhappy, when he saw Zhao Yujiao, he couldn't help but soften his voice and caught the bird's nest porridge.
Zhao Yujiao twirled her handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, when I got up in the morning, I felt very sad when I learned that you had been up all night. I cooked bird's nest porridge and brought it to you."
"My lord, can you tell me what's bothering you? I also want to help you solve your problems."
Pei Xiuyan pinched his eyebrows and said, "Nothing's wrong, I just drank too much yesterday and couldn't sleep."
Zhao Yujiao bit her lip, "Your Majesty, I just heard about my sister's sword dance at the palace banquet. You must be worried about this matter, right?"
After Zhao Yujiao finished speaking, she saw Pei Xiuyan's expression change slightly and was secretly happy that she was right.
He continued: "My sister doesn't cherish her reputation so much. Not to mention the prince, even Mr. Ye would be sad if he knew what he was doing."
Pei Xiuyan suddenly shouted: "Shut up!"
